were expected to serve their husbands yet Allison expects her men to serve her. Lady Macbeth also acts unexpectedly when she takes things into her own hands and doesn’t act as a submissive and noble woman should. Following the delivery of the three witches’ message to Macbeth regarding his fate‚ Lady Macbeth instantly realized what is being threatened and desperately wants to change his fate. Instead of acting honorably and as a servant to her husband‚ she devises a plan in which she will commit
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qualities in Macbeth. Once Macbeth possessed the power of being Thane of Cawdor he began to exhibit more greed. He has just been given such a huge responsibility and once he was given new power‚ he craved more; especially when he stumbled upon the witches. He liked the power that he had and wanted to gain more‚ no matter
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progresses and Macbeth learns his faith of ruling as king‚ his ambitions lead him towards the path of a villain. Macbeth never cared for power while he served under king duncan‚ he fights for his country and his good friend Banquo. When he learns from the witches that he will be crowned king‚ his character changes from a loyal warrior to a power striving villain that ends in a tragic fall. King Duncan does not know of the brave warrior that has served for him. As the story begins‚ he speaks with a captain
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Second‚ Macbeth is aware of his tragic flaw‚ but he does not choose to better himself. Lastly‚ although being influenced by the witches‚ Macbeth makes the choice to believe in the witches and to take certain actions. To begin with‚ Macbeth is greatly influenced by Lady Macbeth. She “is depicted by Shakespeare as an equal of Macbeth in the realm of ambition and ruthlessness; without her‚ in fact‚ Macbeth’s
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Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ Macbeth shapes his destiny through his actions by allowing the witches’ prophecies to spark his ambition‚ allowing Lady Macbeth to influence his actions and by fully trusting the apparition’s visions. To being with‚ Macbeth’s downfall initiates as his actions and growing ambition is influenced by the witches’ prophecies. One of the prophecies that develop Macbeth’s trust for the witches is him being prophesized and then pronounced
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induced paranoia causes him to make decisions that put his country in jeopardy and causes his supporters to quickly turn against him and cause a rebellion which ultimately leads to his death. In the play Macbeth‚ Macbeth receives a prophecy from three witches that tell him that he will one day become king. Macbeth then sets out to make the prophecy a reality by committing regicide and taking the king’s life‚ then becoming king himself. After he becomes king‚ he begins to go mad with guilt and paranoia
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unique destiny. Fate and destiny are two topics often discussed in the works of Shakespeare‚ two topics seen throughout Macbeth. In the tragedy Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Macbeth is a victim of his fate; the influences by Lady Macbeth and by the Witches‚ as well as his downfall‚ are consequences of fate and not his own free will. As a result of fate‚ Lady Macbeth influences Macbeth and challenges his use of free will. Lady Macbeth pressures Macbeth to murder and commit sinful acts by taunting his
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“To be thus is nothing‚ but to be safety thus – our fears in Banquo stick deep.” Macbeth does not say in his soliloquy why he fears Banquo; because Banquo heard the witches’ prophecy and probably suspected Macbeth of the murder of King Duncan. Macbeth feels that Banquo is naturally superior to him‚ and being near Banquo makes him feel ashamed. Immediately after the murder of King Duncan and his ascent to the throne‚
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Macbeth; Not a Machiavellian Leader Niccolo Machiavelli’s The Prince was written as a guide to success for future and current rulers all over the world. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and Machiavelli’s The Prince both present different viewpoints on how to be a noble ruler. Some people say that Macbeth is a Machiavellian ruler. Others qualify him saying that he holds certain Machiavellian traits but not all. While other people say he isn’t a Machiavellian character at all‚ nor does he possess any qualities
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become more awry‚ he began to succumb deeper into his drunken angry fits‚ causing more harm around him. A theme used in this book I’d say would be “Madness.” a descent into insanity. His wife was superstitions‚ believing that all black cats were “Witches in Disguise.” Poe’s short story‚ “The
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